Learning Designer - Learning Services

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Learning Designer - Learning Services

W6570-19SP10/A
Brewster, Shannon
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2028 
Email - shannon.brewster@pwgsc.gc.ca

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Works and Government Services Canada’s initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document entitled Bidders Instructions, as the case may be, for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

ELIGIBLE BIDDERS UNDER THIS BID SOLICITATION

This Bid Solicitation is issued against the Learning Services Supply Arrangement (SA), PWGSC File No. EN60ZH-1700LS/B. All terms and conditions of the Learning Services SA apply and are incorporated into any resulting contract.

The requirement described herein is open only to PWGSC Learning Services SA Suppliers.

1. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the purchase of learning services to design and author interactive learning content. 

2. The period of the contract is one (1) year from Contract award plus 1 one-year irrevocable option allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

3. This requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP). 

4. Basis of Selection - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
a) To be declared responsive, a bid must: 
(i) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and
(ii) meet all mandatory criteria; and
(iii) obtain the required minimum of 32 points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. The rating is performed on a scale of 46 points.

b) Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive.
 
c) The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for the technical merit and 40% for the price. 

d) To establish the technical merit score, the overall technical score for each responsive bid will be determined as follows: total number of points obtained / maximum number of points available multiplied by the ratio of 60%.

e) To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of 40%.

f) For each responsive bid, the technical merit score and the pricing score will be added to determine its combined rating. 

g) Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract. 

5. Security Requirements
The following security requirements apply and form part of the Contract.

a) The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of secret, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).

b) This contract includes access to Controlled Goods. Prior to access, the contractor must be registered in the Controlled Goods Program of PWGSC.

c) The Contractor personnel requiring access to protected/classified information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of RELIABLITY status, confidential or secret as required, granted or approved by CISD/PSPC.

d) The Contractor must not remove any protected/classified information from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.

e) Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

f) The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the: 
(i) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.